The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-04-27
me County sunerintenden,.

-elfe, f1r they ls.-e noi hid tisle o eSans-
inc rhen. All IN, readthr I,ap-.rs aTea~ar,
thai there 5 a toapiy Superintendent 10 D.
clrcleL r. siariei atdee. aud in ihli
respect ons II the n.~i in the eoimfy cue thar
.ew lrr qualified ta tiil and irWer -iili waul,.
have the hear ta rtfi-e A. O. the merits Il
ihe aaudidaf,- ne,,i -lsy nothinz Not hav-
iug personal Interest in iie marter. { 'sI.
aflri % b. more liberal thls he aurhor u
the article In she p-naerra' 10 April ls who
z ar,lzs t0 explain thar be thinks fsur czndi-
date -a-tic.nt ard depucaie- the idea
thar auyoue should b. supported for the Of
Ore vino Lad not o1mc cat NJ man before
ti,e day of eie-tiou arree with him in
hl. if-.nl io save Direlsors from voting
l-zla-l iLcir better jud1ns.lI, and also
gl-u h- urge them not 90 ty over 10 the
. dark a1r,e er any other aGiuial he should
. havesl.i without a very sood reasoa. Bot
F vhy iiJ b, u0t shorten his essay by simply
T l.lsi-iHg Them o. Use their '- bet5eriudgment
7 iu examining the claims of all whose names
are lsrr-sutei for consideration. and not 10
+ vote tir aag 7ac without aveTy good reason p
f Moreover. it i- possible that ali our advice
may b. -1pertiuouz. The members oi that
Convention will be- representative men. ia
{ the bs>t sense If tie term representatives
. nol oi a party. nor creed, DOR locality, but Of
. th-aimuou sense and better Judgment of
. an intelligent community Why, then, all
thi. -oleitude o. limit the choice to the can
n 81 / lasV IN
Iectius a teacher were 70 pass by all the ap-
pli,aut- iu favor of better man, would they
nor asye a very good reason for 50 DOING -
n tlla candidates arr the best men for the
place. they surely have not been hiding their
light. under a bushel all this while. and
there was no ueci Of all this palaver 10 eau
tiau Directors against giving their votes 10
men who have never asked for them Di
rrcgor- consider these things and make up
your minds before YEA east your votes
Good enough. for afterwards il would he ev-
erlastingly too late Coasiser j. good, and
the advice is good bu somehow | am re-
minded Of The poetry about the man and his
COW The COW wanted hay. bur he had none
10 give her. so be took off his aat and went
uu tp deliver ~peech wiki each period
rounded 1G with tile words Cou-i,ieF good
cow. consider The effect on the COWS
mind is unknown. bur she died OF An empty
stomach
A. To- the sort of man who should be ehos-
en- 70 fll the place may speak freely. The
shoe will b. tried oy each Of the candidates.
aud each viii be unanimous ia the opinion
THAT II tits him better than the other fellows
h should los hi- eIucatiou. experience and
capacity. be the recognized Iea,Ier Of the edu-
ca,ional torrrs and able in all respects 20 fuI-
ful. fle requirements of lhe law he should
6e lu unrring worker ready ro devoteau his
energies Co the service. conscientious in the
discharge of duty, and Of sound judgment 10
enable him to .ollow where dary leads
ready % give information 90 those entitled 20
ask IT, bur largely endowed with the faculty
ut silence. wide awake t1 detect failures and
frauds and puncture g1f-bags and humbugs
of every description; liable neither u be bril-
dosef nor caioIrd by haJtery content to DO
good aad be evil spoken OF and able under
al circumstances 90 control hi~ temper =
Christian gentleman, iu iuli ympathy with
the reforming spirit Of the age IT there j.
such d man. d,rt hJss, or other, ne should ar
ouce be elected, and compelled to keep the
place till We can find another Ike him
the dgrie- OF the Office are Of two kinds
such as are prescribed by law and The regu-
latious Of THE Department which need Do
definition and those which, though usefai.
and even necessary. t'~ secure the best results,
must flom their nature be Jeff 10 the ,liscre-
tion OF the incumbent These may be class
eI under several heads I. Preparatory ,rerk-
a Directory 20 contain the names Of all
the Ieachers who had taught in the county
during the last three years, and their succes-
sor- during his own term, their names, ages
length OF service. what schools they had
taught. where educated, character As stu
dents. success IN tesrbiuz. with ample space
for subsequent entries Directory Of the
schools, their local names. suirabiene-s Of
buildings, number OF pupils character of at I
tendance, number IN the higher branches,
10y whom last taught, progress, Classification, .
a. professional requiring the employment Of Z
Tracher- If the professional grade IHd. first.
second and third provisional grades. the last
named being the lowest. \ list oi the rllS-i- +
tigafion o. be- published, and COPIES printed .
iur distribution 3T the examinations Notice Z
bv publication uf intended changes in exam .
nations and Certificates Nuen of the ia +
D. -.
Teachers Report Book- ID Training ef'
Te1cte-z. He should visit the ~cho0I~ fire.
qu,ut-'l by rse.rher~ and prospective appli- .
cluts observe the methods Of training. -
peciauy iu the elementary branches insist
ou uee,icd Improvements. becune acquainted .
with Normal pupils. Seep diary FER future
Use. examine rl- Teachers Glass af the
close, il desired go DO 20. giving Certificates of
scholarship only, the present prartiee being
irregular and iujurious Co tae service. 81
Er1aaasatiaas aad Certtdo1te Having now
aeui.re,l Iir knoWi,7l-- Of the condition
and wants ri the schools 3ud made "a s.ifis-
e,tory clasSifsItioa. hc wilt next proved
rp ix iI hi- own mind thf qualifications
necessary in the Teacher- who arr To- take
har-e Of them adopting for each grade the
highest standard thar the present state Of the
service win bear. The iir.t part Of the ex-
animation -hnIld be oral. and nf >Jlcii "a
character as tn enHtle tha~g passing 10 to a
-ertihcare of thc lowest gradc or If they
wish Ga take a chance ia the written exam5-
nation, and Jr the same time To enable him
10 dismiss she resi- g. incompetent This ev-
lmination should De coudJiared by the >u-
perinteudent in person. and vii help Direc-
.or, 10 form au opinion OF their own. which
.hey cannot do 40 well under the present
method. The number of Certificates Of each
grade should correspond, as near as may be.
with the number Of schools Of thar grade,
hereby masking them of greater value 70 the
holders The grade should be plainly mark
- iu lll cases and IL must be distinctly W.
ie-Stood py ali whom IL may ulncern LSt
while jhe holder has been found c~~fDI- of
.zt-hing amy school up % tha5 grade De has
ll-o been iud-rl Co be- 'sr5BsDsfr3,f To teach
luv other and that any contract ma.ie Ia
-ioiatiou of this decision would b. followed
lv the ffri,ifura af h.s Certificate Ia de-
ermiuiug tBe grades ol C.rrificafs-. the
.iaini- pf .i-e. experience and Githtui -ervi,z.
.h9uid hv nu means - overlooked tne OBJ
er- ~ view being fs prevent Che annual
.rramlie for placf- winch has h,erme nui-
anc,- aud fv the r-pon-ihi.iSv t,r the re-
ectiou Of rrowil- ~ applicants upon rhe IA